Elton Hung

 Tertiary education in the United Kingdom for 10 years with knowledge acquired in Computer Science, Information Technology, Genetic and Biological Science, Climate Change and Sustainability as well as Renewable Energy
 Experience in MNC business system digitalization & IT infrastructure planning, system development management, implementation, design/execute UAT, training and support include PLM, ERP, POS, RPA, Industry4.0, Office O365 Admin, VR devices and e-commerce
 Fluent in Japanese and English, native in Cantonese, written and conversational in Mandarin 
 Self-starter, think out of the box, international exposure, excellent communicator, and pro-active with strong desire for success
 Nationality: Australian / Singapore EP/ HK Permanent Resident / BNO
 Wife and 2 Daughter both Japanese and currently resides in Kanagawa, Japan

05/2022-present

Assistant Manager, Product Owner, Supply Chain Technology, 

Digital Technology, VF Corporation (HK & Singapore)

• Relocated from VF Hong Kong to VF Singapore in July 2022, SG employment pass.
• Overseeing APEC Digital Technology & Supply Chain Technology non-S2A (Infor) projects and act as their Product Owner and first point of DT contact. Working closely with various teams which includes VF Product Development, Digital Product Creation, Global Product Costing, Global Material Supply and Sustainability & Responsibility, GTMT (PLM team) to steer and support solutions development.
• Project APEX (Flex PLM Dickies Implementation)
  Assisting VF Global GTMT team to roll out Flex PLM for Dickies Apparel and other VF renowned brands such as Timberland and serve as their extended arm in APEC.  I am responsible to host training and support their UAT effort as well as represent APEC DT to touch base with the global team and share information across the region. (Expected to go live in October, Agile approach)
• CDW (VF Costing Data Warehouse & Validation)

CDW stands for Costing Data Warehouse, which is a cloud data mart for VF global costing team.  It is used to store all cost sheets across different regions on AWS cloud through SharePoint batch upload. The data mart is then link to VFAP (VF Analytics Platform) for high-level reporting and Tableau for end-user dashboard analytics.  (System successfully launched in Aug 2022, Agile approach, Phase 2 Ongoing).

• Lineverge TrueView Vendor Costing Collaboration Module
  Vendor Costing Collaboration Module serves as a communication portal between vendors and VF costing analyst, it automates the whole process from initial material sourcing, collecting quotations from suppliers to tracking up-tier delivery on time performances. It covers the Costing process from start to finish with data validation to improve data accuracy before interfacing with other systems such as Enovia / Flex PLM. 
• Lineverge Traceability Phase 3 Enhancement 
  Upgrading current VF Traceability System which Sustainability & Responsibility (S&R) team used for different up-tier survey (e.g., cotton, leather).  This upgrade not only enhances validation functions into auto-forms for vendors, but also has additional functions, like language translation of contents within reports, to improve usability and increase system adoption rate for mills and factories within Southeast Asia. 
• Lineverge (TrueView/Traceability) AWS Migration
  To solve performance issues caused by the on-prem IBM server, which now hosts 3 Lineverge applications (TrueView, Traceability, Automail First Sail), the project is to migrate TrueView to on perm server and dockerize Traceability onto AWS cloud, align with other AWS cloud-based systems like VFAP for better support within the APEC region.
• SARGE (e2open ex EC-vision/amber road)
  Alongside with E2Open acquisition of Amber Road, the current VF Global Lab Testing Record System for CoC and CPC certification is planning to migrate into the E2Open infrastructure (database), but with a firmware update and new modules such as Change Tracking Service (CTS) of TR. 

03/2022-05/2022 

Manager, Opus VIT, Product Management Department, CBX Software (now TradeBeyond)

• Manager of CBX Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) system product development team, from system development planning, implementation, modification, QA planning to feature rollout.
• Led the development and transformation of CBX PLM system new user interface.
•  CBX customer includes Kmart, Target, Lidl, lululemon & pets at home etc…

06/2019-03/2022 

Project Manager, IT Department, ITOCHU Textile Prominent (Asia) Limited 

(Part of ITOCHU Corporation Textile Company) 

• Project Manager of the ITOCHU Textile Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) system project, work closely with ITOCHU Europe PLC & Coats Group PLC the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of sewing thread and supplies to spear head the development of a world class PLM solution (Vision).
• As Project Manager I responsible from gathering user’s requirement, sourcing vendors, tendering, budget negotiation and monitoring, system development, implementation, modification, UAT, cross-culture user training and support in classroom, virtual, and hotline formats, to system administration, security, and evaluation (system successfully launched in Jan 2020, Agile approach). 
• Regional Project Manager of PLM to new ERP (TBS & G-SAP) Interface project (system successfully launched November 2020, Waterfall approach).
• Lead the adaption of PLM (Vision) & ERP (TBS & SAP) system alongside with Coats Digital, UK and other ITOCHU offices in Asia Pacific 
• Develop and conduct regional training and support to users in Vietnam, Korea, Bangladesh, Shanghai, Hong Kong, US, UK offices for using the new system to meet company business goals and timeframe
• Regional Project Manager of Itochu Asia Pacific E-Catalog Project including Japan HQ, Hong Kong / Vietnam 
• Project Manager of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) implementation in Itochu Textile Hong Kong Office with Fujitsu. 
• Lead Digital Transformation of company and adapt to Industrial Revolution 4.0 and IoT trend to explore better interaction between office and factory through new technology with ITCHQ and various vendors including Mizuho bank.
• Introduce, help and support Office 365 users as administrator and lead team of support executive
• Entered ITOCHU as Assistant Officer.  Appointed as Deputy Officer in IT Business and then promoted to Executive and Project Manager of IT Department. 

01/2019- 06/2019 

Senior Administrative Assistant, New Business, FT Life, Hong Kong (wholly owned life and healthcare insurance provider of the New World Group)

• Developed and implemented test plan, scope, and timeline for User Acceptance Test (UAT) for FT Life’s new IOS based point-of-sales (POS) system and eBAOTech Insurance system 
• Coordinated and supported various essential operational functions such as Claims, Customer Services, IT and Compliance.

Public Relations and Marketing

11/2018-12/2018 

Public Relations & Event Assistant, SG Marketing, Stan Group, Hong Kong

(A leading property conglomerate in Hong Kong)

• Developed media releases and promotional advertising messages in digital format for various projects such as property development launch, hotel and restaurant highlight as well as festive seasonal campaigns.
• Liaised and maintained media relationship with mass media including major TV stations and social media

Other IT and Computing Experiences 

Oculus Rift Developer Community, United Kingdom

• Conducted UAT of VR functions of international online games 
• Debug and the first-generation Virtual Reality (VR) devices and provided feedback to community forum

Event Coordination/Simultaneous Interpretation 

07-08/2009 

Sunlife Financial Hong Kong 

• Logistics support for various distribution sales channels, ticket allocation, and on-site coordination with artists and senior executives at sponsored concerts and community events such as Sun Life Annual Concerts and Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships.

Key Skills: Excellent communication, researching, problem solving, negotiation, team building, decision making and risk management 

Language: Fluent in Japanese and English; Written and Conversational Mandarin; and Native in Cantonese 

Computer Java, web creation, photo and video editing, MS Office and etc.             

Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

2018-2019 Postgraduate Advanced Diploma (PGdip) of Master of Science (MSc) Program in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology 

2011-2014 Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) Dual Honours in Biology and Computer Sciences

Friends School Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom (now known as Walden School, Saffron Walden)

2008-2011 Year 12-13 (AS Level, A Level and IELTS) and

Year10-11(GCSE/IGCSE/European Computer Driving License (ECDL))